Data Solution Architect

Join Ascent and help shape the future of data solutions by becoming a valued team member where your skills matter, your impact is significant, and your career can reach new heights.

About Us

We are Ascent! and we help our customers solve problems, elevate, and do existing things better. We are on a mission to help our customers connect data, software, and purpose to create extraordinary outcomes. You could say we are a digital transformation business. 

We specialize in software product development, analytics, data science, IoT solutions, machine learning, DevOps optimization, and modernization of applications, data, and platforms. 

We work with incredible clients in all types of industries such as smart home devices, space exploration, beer manufacturing, finance, ecology, and logistics. We work with some of the sharpest minds in the brightest businesses and we employ the sharpest minds too! 

At Ascent, we also believe in fostering a vibrant office community where collaboration thrives and connections flourish. With our hybrid approach, we prioritize hiring individuals who reside in close proximity to our central offices in Bristol and London. Our aim is to cultivate a positive atmosphere and sense of belonging by facilitating easy access to the office. Join us in shaping a workplace where proximity enhances collaboration while inclusivity strengthens our community.
We are a Microsoft Azure focused consultancy and services company, specializing in App Innovation, Data, AI, and Cloud Infrastructure solutions. Recognized as a Fabric Featured Partner by Microsoft we build and deploy data platforms for our customers on Fabric, Databricks and Synapse analytics, offering the opportunity to shape cutting-edge data initiatives for a wide range of clients.

About the role

As a Data Solution Architect, you will: 

• Collaborate and Innovate: Partner with both internal and client teams to understand business needs and create tailored, high-impact Data solutions. 
• Lead with Confidence: Engage in early-stage client activities from qualification and demos to proofs of concept, pilots, and discoveries, ensuring a seamless handover to the delivery teams. 
• Leverage Subject Matter Expertise: Architect elegant, scalable solutions and maintain trusted client relationships. Stay current with emerging trends, contribute to new propositions, and share insights through blogs and other media. 
• Work in a Hybrid Environment: Participate in weekly in-person meetings at our London or Bristol offices, with occasional travel to client sites. Enjoy a flexible blend of remote and on-site work. 
• Contribute to Accelerators: Help evolve Ascent’s Data accelerators, enabling customers to rapidly implement effective solutions from both a technology and business perspective. 

Your Skills

• Azure Data Architecture Experience: Proven success as an Azure Data Solution Architect, with the ability to consult, architect, and estimate solution costs. 
• Azure Data Product Knowledge: Expertise in one or more of the following platforms: Microsoft Fabric, Azure Synapse Analytics and Azure Databricks, and supporting data technologies like Power BI, Microsoft Purview, Azure SQL Database, Azure Cosmos DB, Azure Data Lake, etc. 
• DevOps: Understanding of Azure infrastructure concepts and tools such as Azure DevOps, GitHub, CI/CD promotion from Dev to Prod, ARM, BICEP, Terraform, etc. 
• Exceptional Communication: Strong verbal, written, and presentation skills to both internal and external audiences. 
• Versatile Experience: Working with varying organisations, from SMC to Enterprise. 
• Agile Methodologies: Commercial Agile experience is desirable. 
• Certification Preferred: Microsoft certifications are advantageous. 
• AI Aware: An understanding of Data Science and knowledge of Generative AI would be beneficial but not a firm requirement.

Working at Ascent

At Ascent we promote a healthy work-life balance by offering flexibility in where you work. We also promote well-being and provide access to Well Being Coaches.
Your development and learning will be taken seriously, and we’ll support your professional development with training and certification, with regular feedback and review. It is a fun, supportive and modern workplace where we really live by our company values of Empathy, Energy and Audacity! Ascent also offers a variety of benefits in each of our countries. 
Ascent is an equal opportunities employee. We take intentional steps to ensure inclusion and belonging are something real here, not just something we talk about. No person will be treated less favorably because of their gender, pregnancy, and maternity status, marital or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, race, nationality, ethnic origin, age, religion or belief, or disability status. If you require any reasonable accommodation, please let us know when you apply.